Bishop rebuffed calls for Australia to challenge Beijing's South China Sea island claims

US secretary of state Mike Pompeo says Australia and the United States can rely on each other. (AAP) Source: AAP

Foreign Minister Julie Bishop has rebuffed calls by a senior US congressman for Australia to conduct navigation patrols against Chinese territorial claims in the South China Sea as she thought it would probably further strain an already-tense relationship between Australia and China.

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, US. Secretary of Defence Jim Mattis, Foreign Affairs Minister Julie Bishop and Minister for Defence Marise Payne Source: AAP

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